DETROIT, MI -- A kitten that has been renamed "Dawson" is recovering in foster care after spending three days trapped inside the wall of a Detroit gas station bathroom earlier this month, Michigan Humane Society officials say.

"There was a nice big hole in one side of the bathroom," he said. "For a while we didn't hear anything and then finally the cat started making some noise."

Ouwerkerk began tapping the wall to coax the kitten to make more noise so he could locate it.

A bystander then cut open a hole. Ouwerkerk used a "cat grabber" to hoist the animal to safety.

"He was trapped between a metal stud and the brick wall," he said.

The kitten is currently fighting an upper-respiratory infection and will be adopted once it recovers.

In 2012, the MHS Rescue Department came to the aid of more than 4,000 animals who were sick, injured or in immediate danger in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park. To help MHS rescue and care for more animals in need, please call 855-MHS-GIVE or donate online at www.michiganhumane.org.

The Michigan Humane Society is the largest and oldest animal welfare organization in the state. MHS works to end companion animal homelessness, provide the highest quality service and compassion to the animals entrusted to our care, and to be a leader in promoting humane values. For more information, visitwww.michiganhumane.org.